Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

squeezing

/skwˈizɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: squeez-ing
IPA: /skwˈizɪŋ/

28

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of squeeze

noun

The act of pressing; compression.

noun

That which is forced out by pressure; dregs.

Example Sentences

"Starting at the point of shoulder, use muscle squeezings, picking-ups, kneadings and gentle frictions, interspersed with effleurages, over the triceps muscle as well as the fleshy part of the flexor and extensor muscle groups."
"An exceedingly minute portion of Prussian blue suspended in water was similarly affected with muriatic acid. A portion of the squeezings of the sponge, which exhibited a greenish colour, evaporated to dryness, and ignited, left a calx […]"

Inflected Forms

squeezings (plural)

Derived Forms

squeezingly synchrosqueezing

Phrases

corn squeezing money squeezing

Synonyms

squeeze

Rhymes With

freezing pleasing teasing seizing easing sneezing wheezing appeasing thesing

Questions

How do you pronounce squeezing?: The recorded pronunciation is /skwˈizɪŋ/.
What does squeezing mean?: present participle and gerund of squeeze

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